1. He must have meant it as a gift to you.Copy !req
2. It's what we call love at first sight.Copy !req
3. I'm sure he's waiting for your answer.Copy !req
4. So sweet...Copy !req
5. All of this, I'll risk it nowCopy !req
6. I just stretch out my hand until reaches my idealsCopy !req
7. The choices that extend before my eyesCopy !req
8. The gears of good and evil go onCopy !req
9. Toward just one conclusionCopy !req
10. Everything is a Choice of chanceCopy !req
11. And a signal to the next stepCopy !req
12. To the edge of possibilityCopy !req
13. I gaze at that destinationCopy !req
14. Only one, I don't need anything elseCopy !req
15. I only want to fix my gaze, to the oneCopy !req
16. I will never yield this belief and determinationCopy !req
17. I'll keep them hidden in my heartCopy !req
18. Highest, highest, I'm going onCopy !req
19. Go to the shadows that are truer than truthCopy !req
20. Highest, highest, I'll carry onCopy !req
21. Right or wrong, if you desire, maintain your aloofnessCopy !req
22. Is that you, Nu?Copy !req
23. Yes, my lord.Copy !req
24. You go to school here?Copy !req
25. No, I borrowed this.Copy !req
26. I'll attract less attention in a uniform.Copy !req
27. Makes sense.Copy !req
28. About the man in black we apprehended last night...Copy !req
29. As expected, a powerful brainwashing
had destroyed his mind.Copy !req
30. It's a shared trait of the Cult of Diablos' vanguard,
the Third Children.Copy !req
31. Unfortunately, no matter what I tried,Copy !req
32. it was impossible to squeeze
any information out of him.Copy !req
33. His costume was obtained through
black market channels...Copy !req
34. I already made sure to enter you!Copy !req
35. You're welcome!Copy !req
36. You are ever so very welcome!Copy !req
37. We wanted to enter, too,Copy !req
38. but that's not exactly possible with
these injuries, you know?Copy !req
39. I won't do it.Copy !req
40. Why the hell not?Copy !req
41. If you fight in the tournament,
you can easily get two or three girls to-Copy !req
42. If you attract too many,
you can send some of them our way-Copy !req
43. F-for some reason, my stomach hurts...Copy !req
44. S-same...Copy !req
45. They take orphans with magical aptitude
and the children of poor families,Copy !req
46. and administer drugs and brainwashing
to create the Children of Diablos.Copy !req
47. The Cult has been doing this for many years.Copy !req
48. I suspect the Cult's goal is to use the name of
Shadow Garden to lure us out of hiding.Copy !req
49. I so don't need this.Copy !req
50. I won't do it.Copy !req
51. I understand, my lord.Copy !req
52. However, I feel I should also inform youCopy !req
53. that we recently confirmed the presence of a
Named First Child in the Royal Capital.Copy !req
54. He's called Rex, the Game of Betrayal.Copy !req
55. "Named"?Copy !req
56. Yes, lord.Copy !req
57. A First Child: one who has maintained his sense of self
despite being one of the Children.Copy !req
58. And if they're deploying Named Children
to the Royal Capital,Copy !req
59. it's clear they have some other purpose in mind.Copy !req
60. Of course!Copy !req
61. Considering the fundamental goal...Copy !req
62. I may not be the one who set the stage,
but there are ways for me to deal with this.Copy !req
63. Lord Shadow?Copy !req
64. This is the perfect opportunity.Copy !req
65. Nevertheless, it will require some thinking.Copy !req
66. See you later, Nu.Copy !req
67. I have twenty-four at the moment.Copy !req
68. I'll want at least twice that.Copy !req
69. In any and every circumstance,
he always leads us straight to the best solution.Copy !req
70. No, he's had the answer from the start.Copy !req
71. This is the Wisdom of the Shadows.Copy !req
72. Life at school...Copy !req
73. The life I would be living if...Copy !req
74. But...Copy !req
75. I'd rather have it this way,
than live my life never knowing the truth.Copy !req
76. Claire Kagenou!Copy !req
77. I knew Claire could do it!Copy !req
78. I can see why Princess Iris has her eye on her!Copy !req
79. How well will she do against
Student Council President Rose?Copy !req
80. If only Princess Alexia weren't injured!Copy !req
81. Step right up!Copy !req
82. If you're not willing to risk it here,
what good are you as a man?Copy !req
83. In the six matches so far,Copy !req
84. we've had favorites, long-shots, and anything goes
free-for-all battles inspiring joy and tears!Copy !req
85. You're not going to place a bet, Skel?
We Dark Knights can't know the future.Copy !req
86. I bet everything on the sure winner of the first match.
If we let concern over a few measly coins stop us,Copy !req
87. That was a very upsetting upset, wasn't it?
we're a disgrace to the town of Midgar!Copy !req
88. I'll be eating nothing but breadcrusts
until the end of the month.Copy !req
89. If you go with potatoes, they're very versatile.Copy !req
90. All right, our next match is one
you'll really want to watch!Copy !req
91. The match fought by our unstoppable
student body president,Copy !req
92. Miss Rose Oriana herself!Copy !req
93. And she'll be up against...Copy !req
94. Come to think of it, how is Cid doing?
Uh, who was it again?Copy !req
95. What? He's actually fighting?
Aw, who cares! The payout is-Copy !req
96. That's a little harsh, Skel.Copy !req
97. President Rose! You can do it!Copy !req
98. Who is that guy?Copy !req
99. No idea.Copy !req
100. He's kinda plain-looking.Copy !req
101. Student Council President Rose Oriana...Copy !req
102. Princess of the Oriana Kingdom, land of art and culture.Copy !req
103. And while being the princess of
the land of art and culture,Copy !req
104. she is also the best swordswoman in the Academy.Copy !req
105. The textbook definition of a named character.Copy !req
106. One must be grateful for such good fortune.Copy !req
107. My opponent is unparalleled in skill and
unsurpassed in popularity.Copy !req
108. There's not a single spectator cheering for me.Copy !req
109. Now is the time...Copy !req
110. The time to reveal the forty-eight master techniquesCopy !req
111. I have honed through my long and arduous training.Copy !req
112. Rose Oriana versus Cid Kagenou.Copy !req
113. Ready?Copy !req
114. Begin!Copy !req
115. Now!Copy !req
116. Perfection.Copy !req
117. The Background Character Secret Technique:Copy !req
118. Spinning Drill Fall: Bloody Tornado.Copy !req
119. An unsightly defeat in the first round
at the hands of an indisputable champion.Copy !req
120. I am truly the perfect bit character!Copy !req
121. W-Rose Oria-Copy !req
122. Not yet!Copy !req
123. It can't be over yet.Copy !req
124. I won't let it!Copy !req
125. Are you sure you can still fight?Copy !req
126. Judge! There's still fire in his eyes.Copy !req
127. My sincerest thanks, Miss Oriana.Copy !req
128. Let's keep going.Copy !req
129. I still have forty-seven Background Character
Techniques to show off.Copy !req
130. W-Rose Oria-Copy !req
131. Not yet!Copy !req
132. I can still fight!Copy !req
133. Not yet!Copy !req
134. Not yet!Copy !req
135. Not yet!Copy !req
136. Not yet!Copy !req
137. No, not yet...Copy !req
138. Why are you so determined?Copy !req
139. I've slashed you over a dozen times,Copy !req
140. and I imbued every one of those attacks with magic.Copy !req
141. And yet you refuse to let the battle end.Copy !req
142. That's what you're saying, isn't it?Copy !req
143. I owe you an apology for having underestimated you
at the beginning of this match.Copy !req
144. And that is why...Copy !req
145. I will end it with this!Copy !req
146. That's enough!Copy !req
147. Rose Oriana!Copy !req
148. Wait, please!Copy !req
149. I still haven't-Copy !req
150. No! It's too dangerous to go on!Copy !req
151. Get a stretcher! Now!Copy !req
152. Hurry it up!Copy !req
153. I won the fight.
He's lost a lot of blood!Copy !req
154. But I am utterly defeated in the battle of our spirits.Copy !req
155. Let me go! Let me go!Copy !req
156. Let me go! Let me go!
The patient is in shock!Copy !req
157. I still have thirty-three techniques to show off!
He's lashing out!Copy !req
158. I still have thirty-three techniques to show off!
Then calm him down!Copy !req
159. Cid Kagenou...
It's for his own good!Copy !req
160. Hurt him if you have to!Copy !req
161. you have my respect.Copy !req
162. Yeah, get him!Copy !req
163. Go for it!Copy !req
164. All right!Copy !req
165. The dark horse...Copy !req
166. Can't raise a sword against your betrothed?Copy !req
167. I hope I get a chance to show off
the rest of my techniques.Copy !req
168. I almost just wish I could be in
that cliched scene, that's all.Copy !req
169. Excuse me...Copy !req
170. Er, um...Copy !req
171. You're not hurt too badly, are you?Copy !req
172. You're...Copy !req
173. Who again?Copy !req
174. Um, I watched your match.Copy !req
175. You did? Thanks.Copy !req
176. I don't usually watch sword fights or anything like that.Copy !req
177. But the way you kept standing back up...Copy !req
178. It was just incredible!Copy !req
179. You think?Copy !req
180. This girl has unusual sensibilities.Copy !req
181. Well, I guess some people are like that.Copy !req
182. So, um...Copy !req
183. Th-this is for you!Copy !req
184. What is it?Copy !req
185. I baked some c-cookies.Copy !req
186. As a thank you.Copy !req
187. A thank you? For what?Copy !req
188. Maybe she's thanking me for showing her those
sweet background character moves?Copy !req
189. Uhh, thanks.Copy !req
190. S-so if it's alright with you,Copy !req
191. I'd like to start out as friends.Copy !req
192. Friends?Copy !req
193. I mean, I don't really see a problem with that.Copy !req
194. Okay.Copy !req
195. Yes! I did it!Copy !req
196. Father, we're friends now!Copy !req
197. Lutheran Barnett, Assistant Principal
of the Academy of Science.Copy !req
198. A master swordsman, accomplished in both
martial and scholastic arts,Copy !req
199. who was once even champion of the Bushin Festival.Copy !req
200. He's on the list of people I should never interact with
if I want to remain as obscure as possible.Copy !req
201. So if this girl is calling him father, she must be...Copy !req
202. Sherry Barnett.Copy !req
203. Unquestionably a named character.Copy !req
204. I always figured I wouldn't really come into contact
with students from the science academy.Copy !req
205. I was careless.Copy !req
206. Are you sure you're not in any pain?Copy !req
207. Oh, yeah, I'm fine.Copy !req
208. I expect you to go see a doctor, you hear?Copy !req
209. Yeah, I will.Copy !req
210. Maybe on my way home.Copy !req
211. But not really, because they'll find out I'm not hurt at all.Copy !req
212. This girl is so devoted to her research.Copy !req
213. In fact, she's currently absorbed in a project
researching an artifact for the Knight Order.Copy !req
214. That's probably why she has no real friends.Copy !req
215. Father!Copy !req
216. She seems carefree now,
but she's been through a lot.Copy !req
217. If it's not too much to ask,
please be good to her.Copy !req
218. Yeah...Copy !req
219. No, I'm a nobody background character,Copy !req
220. so this whole thing about being good
to a named character is kinda...Copy !req
221. But look at them.
I can't say that to them now.Copy !req
222. For now, I'll just use my injuries as an excuseCopy !req
223. to stay home for a few days
and give us some distance.Copy !req
224. The favorite to win...Copy !req
225. forfeited the match because of a horoscope?
What the hell?Copy !req
226. What has gotten into me?Copy !req
227. Cid did say something about a doctor.Copy !req
228. I could visit to check on him.Copy !req
229. That wouldn't be weird, would it?Copy !req
230. I mean, we're friends.Copy !req
231. Okay!Copy !req
232. Mm, delicious.Copy !req
233. Black is the only way to drink coffee.Copy !req
234. The way that sweet tooth pours in gallons of milk
and heaps in tons of sugar...Copy !req
235. It's heresy, I tell you.Copy !req
236. Who is it?Copy !req
237. Sherry Barnett, second-year student
at the Academy of Science!Copy !req
238. Can I help you?Copy !req
239. I'm sorry to drop in like this!Copy !req
240. Uh-huh...Copy !req
241. Would you like to come in?Copy !req
242. Please, have some coffee.
It's quite trendy these days.Copy !req
243. If it's too bitter for you, I have sugar and milk.Copy !req
244. Oh, thank you very much.Copy !req
245. It's so sweet; I love it.Copy !req
246. Is that the trend?Copy !req
247. Sorry?Copy !req
248. Oh, nothing.Copy !req
249. I think I can guess why you've come to see me, Sherry.Copy !req
250. This is about your artifact analysis, isn't it?Copy !req
251. No.Copy !req
252. So it's about the student council election schedule?Copy !req
253. We don't have ours on the same day as yours.Copy !req
254. Oh, I see.Copy !req
255. Then what does bring you here?Copy !req
256. Well, as a matter of fact,Copy !req
257. there's something I'd like to ask you, Miss Alexia.Copy !req
258. The thing is I heard that you were...Copy !req
259. I was wondering if you were
romantically involved with anyone.Copy !req
260. Excuse me?Copy !req
261. I mean, I heard that you were
in a relationship with Cid Kagenou!Copy !req
262. And I was wondering if maybe
you two were still dating...Copy !req
263. We've broken up.Copy !req
264. We've broken up.Copy !req
265. In fact, we weren't even really dating to begin with.Copy !req
266. We were just pretending to be a couple
for reasons I won't bore you with.Copy !req
267. Really?Copy !req
268. That's such a relief!Copy !req
269. Actually, I happened to make friends with Cid
just the other day.Copy !req
270. O-oh, really...Copy !req
271. Yes! And so I got to be very curious
about the two of you.Copy !req
272. I couldn't concentrate on my research,
and I didn't know what I was going to do.Copy !req
273. But I feel so much better now!Copy !req
274. It's so good to hear that you two aren't a couple!Copy !req
275. Th-that's nice...Copy !req
276. I'm so happy to help.Copy !req
277. Yes, you did!Copy !req
278. Thank you so much for your time.Copy !req
279. And thank you for the coffee!Copy !req
280. Thanks!Copy !req
281. When I finally went back to class after five days,Copy !req
282. I felt like everyone was nicer to me for some reason,Copy !req
283. but I was probably imagining it.Copy !req
284. Nothing changing the status quo.Copy !req
285. That is what a bit character truly wishes for.Copy !req
286. Is something going on right now?Copy !req
287. They're going to explain
how the student election works.Copy !req
288. Election?Copy !req
289. It's going to be the kids from the
highest-ranking families.Copy !req
290. The third-years aren't even here this week.
What's the point?Copy !req
291. Oh yeah, the third-years are out for
that extracurricular program.Copy !req
292. Lucky stiffs.Copy !req
293. If I could go off-campus,
I might actually meet someone.Copy !req
294. That would be nice!
A mature, older woman.Copy !req
295. With an adult charm that none of
these children could possibly-Copy !req
296. Excuse me, everyone.Copy !req
297. I would like to thank you for giving us your time today.Copy !req
298. We're here to explain the election to fill
the vacancy on the Student Council.Copy !req
299. Allow me to give you an outline
of the upcoming by-election.Copy !req
300. Our former secretary has finalized her engagement
and will be leaving us before the completion...Copy !req
301. Let us begin.Copy !req
302. The road to freedom is going to be a long one.Copy !req
303. It's closed?Copy !req
304. Why are the gates closed?Copy !req
305. Classes are still going on, aren't they?Copy !req
306. What...Copy !req
307. So, um...Copy !req
308. What the...
So, um...Copy !req
309. With all that in mind,Copy !req
310. we of the Student Council are always workingCopy !req
311. I can't work my magic.
to improve the lives of all of our students.Copy !req
312. And we would like to ask all of you to help us reach that end.Copy !req
313. Has nobody else noticed it?
We will not ask for nominations of candidates.Copy !req
314. As I just explained,Copy !req
315. this election will follow the same pattern as...Copy !req
316. Here it comes!Copy !req
317. Nobody move.Copy !req
318. We are Shadow Garden...Copy !req
319. and we are taking over this academy.Copy !req
320. Don't stand, stay in your seats.Copy !req
321. Hands where I can see them.Copy !req
322. You don't seem to understand
what kind of a place you've invaded.Copy !req
323. Take over an academy of Dark Knights?Copy !req
324. This is hardly the act of a sane person.Copy !req
325. Drop your weapons.Copy !req
326. I refuse.Copy !req
327. Then you'll make the perfect example.Copy !req
328. Miss President?Copy !req
329. My magic!Copy !req
330. So you figured it out.Copy !req
331. But it's too late!Copy !req
332. Without magic,
you can't parry the sword of a Dark Knight.Copy !req
333. Didn't they teach you that?Copy !req
334. Stop!Copy !req
335. No... No...Copy !req
336. People say there is no night with no dawnCopy !req
337. But I would think it's better without a dawnCopy !req
338. The scars we want to hideCopy !req
339. All the memories we want to forgetCopy !req
340. The sun shines light on all of themCopy !req
341. Looking for falling starsCopy !req
342. I would wanderCopy !req
343. Until the moment I met youCopy !req
344. Those stars that twinkle in the skyCopy !req
345. Lead to a path of hope, I'll go to the end of itCopy !req
346. I can go forward with no more uncertaintyCopy !req
347. I'll chase after the prayers that traverse the dark nightCopy !req
348. Because even if I can't reach you yetCopy !req
349. I still want to tell youCopy !req
350. Thank youCopy !req
351. Bushin Festival Student Preliminaries! Sign up now!Copy !req